Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-08-09
BRAVE LADY.
l, .Hsr Royal Hishness fo0Sn'
4" for Her Life.

ph'y .,;,s the excitement causeu ~
realize ' ,and-to-hand conflict be-
Fns'' s@s savage, untamed beasts. !
zen .' .1u bull fights in Mexico.
s w,' : nvthon crush the life out OF
\. VII n South America, but never ever
fali y /. more thrilling episode than
Fea ~ ho ! Algerian night at water
aO'p psside the pool were several
POI. :, ! fair size, in the punches Of
p =, ' ! had been placed a small
o. hidden among the clustered
10 lO'I from which hiding place it was
'es .;art to shoot any animals that
~ ssn come to the pool to drink during
=; ;n J Thither repaired one even
.,en after shutdown, Maccovoy and
Il. ~ accompanied by his Arab ser
~ !, Young man named Asiila' VINO
o',y snare guns and acted as gen
, S to us both on expeditions
~ nature. 1t is difficult for me, in
' "oolsr moments, to climb tree,
, ,he smooth, straight stem proved
me,v troublesome to swarm. How
witt nth the help Of Mac and Asilla,
..csd Il and secured comfortable
n They followed with great ia
h. being both slight, active men,
a. opce made the guns ready.
ne moon rose gradually. and haesa
Il opportunity to study perfect ST.
"a Nothing can be more deeply
nj than a still night in the desert.
there is little or no vegetation in
= vast oceans of sand, there is no
set life and for several hours after
moon rose absolute silence reigned.
did not speak. There was no
II seemed as if there was
living thing in that wide
e,d expanse Of country. i
beginning to feel sleepy and nod
buently, when a prolonged roar
nded close at hand. In an instant
were wide awake and grasped our
S nervously. At the next instant
roar was answered from a location
aedately beneath us. On looking
m we saw a lioness, lying on her
h. her head between her paws. and
long tail waving luxuriously to and
She looked like huge cat enjoy
some pleasurable sensation. Almost
antly a third "woof! wool,
bded at our backs. Cad, Doc.
lthed Mae, 1--WE are in for a bag to-
IT. and moment later two mag
lent males stepped slowly and ma
|calIy into view The female con
ed 70 purr and wave her tail gently
sooh as the two lions spied eacl
p they prepared for action. Slowly
carefully they neared each other
lioness meanwhile watching then
cat does mouse. Closer ant
er they drew, while we, spellbound
rred our fire to witness the terri
luel that was impending.
pd now they crouch and with mu
rosrs of rage spring at each other
meeting, in nsdleap, fall. bitin:
tearing, to the earth. We cal
their bones crush between thei
Pful jaws like egg-shels beneath
$ boot-heel. The lioness, main
ng her tranquil attitude, watche'
onillct, as it seemed to my excite,
with y deyilish smile on her face
and over they rolled. while tn
Rnlag sound of champing bone
the air, mingled with their fran
barring and the movement of thei
Is as they thrashed through til
ling sand BY this time my nerve
50 wrought up that l could stan
terrific spectacle no longer
taking deliberate aim 3
iinness, behind her shoulde
E. let fly. Above the rumble {
mootli-bore sounded the shrek {
ioaess as the heavy ball crashe
her sltals. The two duelists 3
ceased their encounter, and as on
'em turned he received Maccovoy
Juliet IN the head, the missil
ing the hollow over the eve, wher
skull is weak, and entering tn
p ueath was almost instantaneous
o.ner male with thunderin
" gave a mighty spring an
- nan way up the tree trunl
shaking us from our PEREZ
: hastily discharged one of IL
guns slap-bang into his face. b.
.m! Tie charge only grazed hin
,a',lhs back he disappeared I'M
'a. ~ toward where the moal
, siles OF the lioness grew faint,
ialnter every moment.
!, moon being on the wane. aft,
Nuus mad ceased we returned
Y VITA many promises to ca,
oaa y Jake up the spoor of OF
a.ea enemies in the morning a,
uaem to their death. Accordin
layoreak. with party of iif
o.,' eaters We returned to Il
w =" and were soon on the snoor
Wounded lioness. The sand nJoV ",
up Tor quite a space, as if the an
,n naa suffered terrible agony. nr
wing the trail for at least mir
VA, ~ southeasterly direction, Il
s save tongue at tamerisk brak
- on three sides of quite
\ :, - Oraskish water. Some four
r. Tue dogs, of better blood tn,
l. sss Arab eur, dashed into Il
t y and the next instant we had Il 4
I I :, Of seeing the mangled :
|, u H. one flung up in the air. fro
Fus I at center of the patch.
in, y ". seips and snarlings nc